Category: Economy
‘s Central Bank says acting arrangement for governor is legal
Mar 24, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has rejected the claims made by former deputy governor W.A. Wijewardena over the legality of decisions made in the bank without the governor’s approval.The full text of the statement issued by the Central Bank is reproduced below.Acting arrangement for the Governor of the Central Bank during […]
Sri Lanka’s new government’s mini budget sends a filthy message; Entrepreneurs are extremely unhappy: Corporate Lawyer
Mar 20, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s entrepreneurs are extremely unhappy with the new administration’s interim budget 2015 which was approved by parliament last month including one-off and super gain taxes, Naomal Goonewardena,partner of Nithya partners, a corporate law firm said. “You can’t decide anything with the mini budget except the fact that there is […]
Sri Lanka’s inconsistent policy drives investors away, early elections will help: Investment Advisor
Mar 20, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s policy inconsistency is unhealthy for foreign investments while the new mini budget does not send the right signals to the FDI community, an investment advisor said. “In my role as a banking partner at KPMG, we get lot of investors who come and one of the things they […]
Sri Lanka’s US $85mn airport runway contract awarded to Access Engineering annulled: Minister
Mar 19, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Bandaranayake International Airport runway overlay and related work tender that was awarded to Access Engineering, a local construction company has been annulled by cabinet due to lack of transparency, cabinet spokesman Minister Rajitha Senaratne said today.“No proper procurement procedure has been followed when awarding this contract,” Senarathne said. […]
‘s new govt. tracing hidden funds in Dubai: Minister
Mar 19, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Cabinet spokesman Rajitha Senarathne said, that the government has information about accounts amounting to two billion US dollars which belong to a “top and important family” in the island.Senaratne said the government had information of the people who had hidden “billions of dollars” in foreign accounts.“We have found […]
India agrees to a USD 1.5bn currency swap; extends visa on arrival from Sinhala Tamil New Year
Mar 13, 2015 (LBO) – India has extended the facility of tourist visa on arrival electronic travel authorization scheme to Sri Lankan citizens from 14th April 2015, addressing a gathering at the presidential secretariat Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. “India will soon start direct flights between New Delhi and Colombo,” Modi said. The reserve […]
’s govt. will not allocate money for development projects with no agreements: Finance Ministry
Mar 10, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry will not allocate funds for the development projects which don’t have legitimate agreements, Minister Ravi Karunanayake said earler today in Colombo. “We have not reduced a single cent from the allocation of the development projects which are legitimate,Karunanayake told journalists.We won’t pay the money,if there is […]
Sri Lanka govt. investigation on Port City to be closely monitored by China
Mar 09, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka to be closely watched by Chinese government with regard to suspension work of the 1.4 billion US dollar sea reclamation project, an official said The new rulers decided to temporarily suspend the controversial Colombo Port City project last week in line with the review outcomes of relevant Technical […]
’s order to halt work
Mar 08, 2015 (LBO) – A Chinese firm who build the port city in Sri Lanka said it has received official communication from the Sri Lankan government to postpone ongoing work of the 1.4 billion US dollar project, with immediate effect and will comply accordingly. However the firm also said that it will all necessary […]
Sri Lanka Policy Planning ministry issued a statement on bond auction : Alleged malpractices to be probe
Mar 07, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Policy Planning and Economic affairs has issued a statement on the controversial bond auction and said that the government would investigate on alleged malpractices which are taking place at the Public Debt Department during bond auctions and private placements. It will also investigate the alleged malpractices […]
Sri Lanka postpones setting a foreign direct investment target
March 05, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s 100 day administration has taken a back seat in setting a foreign direct investment goal for this year after authorities failed to meet their targets in the recent past. Board of investment which comes under the purview of the investment promotion ministry dejected after it sets a target […]
’’– off tax measures do not establish a step towards an effective tax system: IMF
Mar 04, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka new government’s one –off tax, which proposed in interim budget 2015 to finance the budget has not established a step towards an effective tax system, an International Monetary Fund official said. The mission and the authorities agreed on the need for more comprehensive reforms to streamline the tax […]